User Awareness & Training Event:

Parallel 3c –EMERGENCY (Room 1)Bucharest, Romania – 7th November 2013

A.Priolo, D.Grandoni

Module 2:   Live Demonstration: GIO Emergency services [40 mins]

Topics:Portfolio and Products  analysisHow to access the service (SRF compilation)User Feed Back 

Tools:GIO EMS Portal (URL: http://emergency.copernicus.eu/mapping/)Printed map packageGIO EMS USER GUIDE

Module 3:   Exercise: Scenario Analysis and Service Activation [1h, 25 mins]

Topics:Scenario analysis AOIs definitionProducts selection SRF compilation

Tools:Doc file dossier:

Scenario descriptionService Request FormUser Feedback Form

Content – Demo and Training

Scenario description

Overview of the reference event: Flash flood in Romania, 12th Sept 2013(source: http://www.glidenumber.net/glide/public/search/details.jsp?glide=20069&record=2&last=34)

Due to heavy rainfall in Romania that started on 12th September 2013 and lasted for more than 48 hours, many villages in several municipalities from the counties of Galati, Tulcea and Vaslui were flooded. 

The majority of these affected areas are situated in the rural and poorer part of Romania. Some villages have become completely isolated due to the damaged and / or not accessible bridges. 

The rivers that flooded were Taita in Tulcea, Suhu and Chineja in Galati. 

According to the information received from the Red Cross branches and the emergency departments in the affected municipalities, more than 1735 households have been affected by the flooding and 6901 people have been evacuated.

Scenario analysis

WITHOUT any interaction with the requesting user...

Flash flood in Romania, 12th Sept 2013WHAT: many  villages  flooded,  some  isolated  (damaged and/or not accessible bridges) 

WHEN: 12th September 2013 (lasted for more than 48 hours)

WHERE: Romania  -  Galati,  Tulcea,  Vaslui    counties;  Taita, Suhu, Chineja rivers 

WHY and HOW: heavy rainfall and consequent floods

WHO: more than 1735 households have been affected by the flooding and 6901 people have been evacuated.

Scenario analysis WITH interaction between service providers and requesting users:

WHAT: many  villages  flooded,  some  isolated  (damaged  and/or  not  accessible  bridges)…which villages? Where are they located? What is the functionality of the infrastructures? How to reach them (accessibility)? This are some examples of INFORMATION NEEDS for which we ask the GIO EMS activation

WHEN: 12th  September  2013  (lasted  for  more  than  48  hours)…how are the weather forecasts for the coming days? This is an important information to be aware of, in order to agree with the service providers upon feasible products to be received

WHERE: Romania - Galati, Tulcea, Vaslui   counties; Taita, Suhu, Chineja rivers…which villages are located along the mentioned rivers? This is the crucial information for the AOIs selection!

WHY and HOW: heavy rainfall and consequent floods…besides floods along the mentioned rivers, could we expect other secondary effects of the heavy rainfalls? For example, are the mentioned rivers tributaries of other? If so, where are the junctions located? In the surroundings, are there areas prone to landslides? All these reflections help to plan a proper and effective acquisition of satellite images, taking into account possible evolution of the on going event!

WHO: more  than  1735  households  have  been  affected  by  the  flooding  and  6901  people  have  been evacuated. Which are the houses evacuated? Where are they located? Where could we safely accommodate the population evacuated? Tents camps? Buildings still functional? How are their accessibility conditions? This are other examples of INFORMATION NEEDS which might be satisfied by the GIO EMS products!

Areas Of Interest (AOIs) selection

Tulcea countyAbout 130 x 80 km = 10.400 Km2

1000 : 50.000 = 10.400 : x …therefore we would have 1: 520.000

Areas Of Interest (AOIs) selection

Typical example of a map 1:500.000

• Street maps• Tourist guides• or…

Source: http://global-atlas.jrc.it/get_data.asp?FIPS=RO

Typical example of a map 1:500.000

 overview maps!

Areas Of Interest (AOIs) selectionOverview map: which extension (and consequent scale)?

“The rivers that flooded were Taita in Tulcea, Suhu and Chineja in Galati.”

• Which are the affected villages? Where are they located? (flood extension)

• How to reach the isolated villages? (accessibility)

• Which houses have been evacuated? Where are they located?

• Where could we safely accommodate the population evacuated? Tents camps? Buildings still functional? How are their accessibility conditions? Which bridges/roads cannot be used? (functionality)

INFO AVAILABLE INFO NEEDS

Areas Of Interest (AOIs) selection

Choose the best possible envelope of the areas, according to our need of information!

OVEVIEW MAPs should provide the “big picture” of what is going on.

At the same time, the smaller is the AOI, with better details (the bigger the scale)…

Key word: COMPROMISE!

Areas Of Interest (AOIs) selection

15’ to select the AOIs for overview maps

TIPS FOR THE EXERCISE:Taita (Tulcea), Suhu and Chineja (Galati)

flood extensionAccessibility

Areas Of Interest (AOIs) selectionDetail map: which extension (and consequent scale)?

“many villages flooded, some isolated (damaged and/or not accessible bridges) .”

“more than 1735 households have been affected by the flooding and 6901 people have been evacuated”

• Which are the affected villages? Where are they located? (flood extension)

• How to reach the isolated villages? (accessibility)

• Which houses have been evacuated? Where are they located?

• Where could we safely accommodate the population evacuated? Tents camps? Buildings still functional? How are their accessibility conditions? Which bridges/roads cannot be used? (functionality)

INFO AVAILABLE INFO NEEDS

Areas Of Interest (AOIs) selection

Choose the best possible envelope of the areas, according to our need of information!

DETAIL MAPs should provide the “zoom in” on particularly critical areas.

And again, the smaller is the AOI, with better details (the bigger the scale)…

Key word: COMPROMISE!

Areas Of Interest (AOIs) selection

20’ to select the AOIs for detail maps

TIPS FOR THE EXERCISE: Each “AOI for detail map” have to be chosen within an “AOI for overview map”

You can choose more then one “AOI for detail map” within a single “AOI for overview map”

“Functionality” (houses/camps/buildings/bridges/roads/…)

Product selection

Reference

Delineation

Grading

• Which are the affected villages? Where are they located? (flood extension)

• How to reach the isolated villages? (accessibility)

• Which houses have been evacuated? Where are they located?

• Where could we safely accommodate the population evacuated? Tents camps? Buildings still functional? How are their accessibility conditions? Which bridges/roads cannot be used? (functionality)

INFO NEEDS• Which villages are located along the Taita (Tulcea), Suhu and

Chineja (Galati) rivers?

• Are the mentioned rivers tributaries of other? If so, where are the junctions located?

• In the surroundings, are there areas prone to landslides?

• Are there critical plants/lifelines exposed to the on going event?

Toponyms, admin boundaries, settlements

Hydrology

Physiography, landcover + user’s data?Transport, industry and utilities

Affected settlementsAffected lifelines

Damage level

Functionality

Functionality

SRF (Service Request Form) compilation

Link to the Service Request Form

UFF (User Feedback Form) compilation

Link to the AU User Feedback Form

Link to the End User Feedback Form

Questions?